Spaceplane HERMES : Europe's dream of independent manned spaceflight
题名:
Spaceplane HERMES : Europe's dream of independent manned spaceflight
著者:
Abeelen, Luc van den.
Ohio Library and Information Network.
ISBN:
9783319444703
版:
1st ed.
出版信息:
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, c2017.
规格:
xxii, 588 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
系列:
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
系列题名:
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
内容:
Foreword by Jean-Jaques Dordain, ESA Director General 2003-2015; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Origins: Re-entry Vehicles and Orbital Factories (1946-1983); 1.1 Rockets and Warheads; 1.2 The Nord Aviation VERAS; 1.3 The Dassault TAS; 1.4 Bumerang and Orbiter; 1.5 Spiral; 1.6 The European Space Agency and Ariane; 1.7 An Ariane-4 Capsule?; 1.8 Early Aerospatiale Hermes Studies; 1.9 The MINOS, SOLARIS and TRISAT Orbital Platforms; References; Chapter 2: Getting Serious: CNES Develops a Concept (1983-1985); 2.1 Politicians Warm to the Idea; 2.2 The Effect of Star War.
摘要:
This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities.In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, the project was cancelled in 1993. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to and from the International Space Station. But that opportunity was lost. This book provides the first look of the complete story of and reasons for the demise of this ambitious program. It also gives an account which pieces of Hermes survived and are active in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. This fascinating story will be a great read for space enthusiasts. But it will also serve as a comprehensive documentation of an important episode in the history of manned spaceflight.
主题:
| Space vehicles. |
| Manned space flight. |
摘要:
This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities.In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, the project was cancelled in 1993. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to and from the International Space Station. But that opportunity was lost. This book provides the first look of the complete story of and reasons for the demise of this ambitious program. It also gives an account which pieces of Hermes survived and are active in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. This fascinating story will be a great read for space enthusiasts. But it will also serve as a comprehensive documentation of an important episode in the history of manned spaceflight.